(urth) Steampunk books

Chris Laybourn laybournchris at hotmail.com
Tue May 13 11:48:27 PDT 2008


So, apologies for the very newbie-esque question.  I just finished Book of the New Sun.  Found it very challenging but very rewarding by the end.  Is "Urth of the New Sun" now required reading for me?  
 
Also - Is there a consensus on what Wolfe's best non-New Sun work is?  > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 11:38:33 -0700> From: danldo at gmail.com> To: urth at lists.urth.net> Subject: Re: (urth) Steampunk books> > Yes, very much so.> > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Chris Laybourn> <laybournchris at hotmail.com> wrote:> >> > So that disaster of a Will Smith film "Wild Wild West" had elements of> > steampunk? Thanks> >> > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 14:17:24 -0400> >> > > From: k.benton at gmail.com> > > To: urth at lists.urth.net> >> > > Subject: Re: (urth) Steampunk books> > >> > > It's basically a sort of homage to Jules Verne, et al in my mind.> > >> > > Steampunk fiction tends to anachronisms featuring steam power,> > > clockwork, and other Victorian-era technology (and frequently societal> > > elements) providing the impetus for machines and devices that are> > > firmly in the realm of science fiction (giant walking weapons> > > platforms, for example, as in the anime Steamboy).> > >> > > That's my quick 2 cent synopsis, anyway ;)> > >> > > -k> > >> > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Chris Laybourn> > > <laybournchris at hotmail.com> wrote:> > > >> > > > Sorry, I'm a little new. Can someone fill me in on "steampunk?"> > > >> > > > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:30:24 -0400> > > > > From: k.benton at gmail.com> > > > > To: urth at lists.urth.net> > > > > CC: urth at urth.net> > > > > Subject: Re: (urth) Steampunk books> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > I'll second the rec. for MAINSPRING. I'm not a steampunk aficionado> > > > > by any stretch, but I quite enjoyed Lake's style and unexpectedly> > > > > twisting story. Quite cool.> > > > >> > > > > -k> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:37 AM, Nicholas Gevers> > <vermoulian at yahoo.com>> > > > wrote:> > > > > > In addition to the VanderMeer Steampunk reprint> > > > > > anthology already mentioned in the current discussion,> > > > > > I myself have an original steampunk anthology coming> > > > > > out from Solaris in October: EXTRAORDINARY ENGINES.> > > > > > All new stories from Kage Baker, Keith Brooke, Jeffrey> > > > > > Ford, James Morrow, Ian R. MacLeod, Robert Reed, Jay> > > > > > Lake, Adam Roberts, Marly Youmans, Jeff VanderMeer,> > > > > > Margo Lanagan, and James Lovegrove.> > > > > >> > > > > > For Wolfe fans, I'd recommend Jay Lake's steampunk> > > > > > novel MAINSPRING--he's a big Wolfe admirer, and there> > > > > > are certainly Wolfean echoes in the book.> > > > > >> > > > > > Another steampunk epic worth reading is Brian> > > > > > Stableford's Werewolves of London trilogy--lots of> > > > > > metaphysics.> > > > > >> > > > > > --Nick Gevers.> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > __________________________________________________________> > > > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail.> > > > > > A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html> > > > > > _______________________________________________> > > > > > Urth Mailing List> > > > > > To post, write urth at urth.net> > > > > > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net> > > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________> > > > > Urth Mailing List> > > > > To post, write urth at urth.net> > > > > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net> > > >> > > > ________________________________> > > > Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. Start> > > > sharing.> > > > _______________________________________________> > > > Urth Mailing List> > > > To post, write urth at urth.net> > > > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net> > > >> > > _______________________________________________> > > Urth Mailing List> > > To post, write urth at urth.net> > > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net> >> > ________________________________> > Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. Start> > sharing.> > _______________________________________________> > Urth Mailing List> > To post, write urth at urth.net> > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net> >> > > > -- > Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, writer, trainer, bon vivant> -----> http://www.livejournal.com/users/sturgeonslawyer> http://www.danehyoakes.com> > I once absend-mindedly ordered Three Mile Island dressing in a> restaurant and, with great presence of mind, they brought Thousand> Island Dressing and a bottle of chili sauce. -- T. Pratchett> _______________________________________________> Urth Mailing List> To post, write urth at urth.net> Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net
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